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As brand manufacturers develop their digital sales, the first “State of Brand Manufacturers” study released today by Vorys eControl and Forrester found that online marketplaces have become a significant part of those digital strategies. Among 140 brand manufacturer decision makers surveyed, an average of 27% of their sales are now digital, including online marketplaces, direct to consumer, and wholesale dot-com.

Ryan Wheeler, an attorney in the Vorys in the Vorys Columbus office, was recently interviewed for “Mentoring the Next Generation.”

Chaz Billington, a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and a member of the labor and employment group, was quoted in a Crain’s Cleveland Business article about the impact of Ohio’s recent passage of the Employment Law Uniformity Act (ELUA). 

Victor Walton, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office, was quoted in a Law360 article about the impact that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services v. Escobar has had on False Claims Act (FCA) cases over the past five years.

Vorys announced today that experienced litigator Adam Hamburg joined the firm’s California office as a partner. His practice focuses on high-stakes litigation in both federal and state courts.

On May 18, 2021, Anthony Venturino, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, headed a team of AIPLA members from AIPLA Leadership and the AIPLA Harmonization Committee at a virtual plenary meeting of the Industry Trilateral and the Group B+.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA . 

Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, received the Judge Stephen S. Goss Memorial Award from the Judges' & Psychiatrists' Leadership Initiative.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Fred Ransier, a retired partner in the Columbus office, received The Ohio State University’s Distinguished Service Award during OSU’s spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 9, 2021.

Vorys is a part of a coalition of law firms in Northeast Ohio partnering together to tackle issues of gender equity in legal industry.  The coalition was recently featured in a Crain’s Cleveland Business article and a Vorys representative was quoted.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP announced today that it has advised Hollister Co., a division of Abercrombie and Fitch Co., in its launch of Social Tourist.

Vorys attorney Eve Stratton was the subject of an article in the Spring 2021 edition of the Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterl titled "Lawyers With Artistic License."

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware recently received the third interim report from the special master who was appointed as a part of the settlement agreement in Coalition for Education Reform, et al v. Indian River School District. 

Nicholas Ray, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and leader of the real property tax practice, was quoted in a Columbus Business First story about Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signing S.B. 57.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP recently advised Air Transport Services Group, Inc. – a leading provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation and related services – in two significant financing transactions.

Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in an article for the Toledo Blade newspaper regarding a law signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine which prioritizes beds in Ohio's six regional psychiatric hospitals for those most in need of mental-health treatment.

In this episode, Chaz Billington, a partner in Vorys’ labor and employment group, and Angela Simmons, associate general counsel for Parker-Hannifin Corporation, discuss best practices to help businesses prepare a defense after being sued.

Bob Harris, a partner in the labor and employment group, was quoted throughout a Dayton Daily News story about whether or not employers can require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.